Category Archives: Sports
Rebuttal
Nancy Pelosi is offended that Republicans won’t tear themselves away from the game tonight to complain about Obama’s speech.
The President’s Speech
It’s settled. The president’s latest big jobs speech will not be ignored in favor of the Republican debate on Wednesday. It will be ignored in favor of the NFL opener between the Packers and the Saints on Thursday.
Tea Party version 1.1
Aside from being jihadists, hostage takers, and terrorists, some say that the Tea Party version 1.1 (version 1.0 was racist) has no interest in governing.
World Cup
Is soccer the new tennis? This from USA Today: The women’s World Cup outdrew any ESPN soccer broadcast ever with 13.5 million viewers for a 7.4 national rating. Last year’s U.S. Algeria men’s game drew a 4.0 rating. The most watched game on any network was the 1999 women’s final with a 11.4 rating.
Gotcha, Granny
When your local school district needs to pass a levy – or else, what’s the first thing they threaten to cut? The Assistant to the Associate Director of Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum Enrichment? Hell, no.
